Galatians 4:3
So we Jews also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the empty externalities of the world.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
In Context
2but is under the control of guardians and trustees, until the time appointed by his father.
4But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law,
Cross References
Matthew 11:28"Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Acts 15:10"Now then, why are you tempting God by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?
Galatians 2:4Yet there were false brethren who had crept in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us again.
Galatians 3:23Before the Faith came we were perpetual prisoners under the Law, in preparation for the destined faith about to be revealed.
Galatians 4:25(for the word Hagar stands for Mt. Sinai in Arabia and represents the present Jerusalem who with her children is in bondage.)
Colossians 2:8Take care lest any man drag you away captive by his philosophy which is a vain deceit, following the traditions of men and the world’s crude notions, and not Christ.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:2-8
The Redemption by Christ. ( a. d. 56.) 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And… Read the whole commentary →